Illinois has a confusing and somewhat conflicting law that allows law enforcement to use the smell of raw cannabis alone as probable cause to search a motor vehicle but does not allow the smell of burnt cannabis alone as probable … Continue reading →
Earlier today, Illinois Senate Bill 0042 passed the Judiciary-Criminal Committee and now returns to the House floor for a second reading and more debate. SB0042, sponsored by Sen. Rachel Ventura, removes the requirement that cannabis within any area of a … Continue reading →
Dec. 5, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in the People v. Molina case that raw cannabis aroma alone is sufficient probable cause for a warrantless search of a motor vehicle “based on the stringent ‘odor-proof’ container requirement in the Vehicle … Continue reading →
